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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
25TH edition of Partnership Summit in Mumbai
The 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019, a global platform for dialogue, debate, deliberation and engagement among Indian and global leaders on economic policy and growth trends in India, is being held in Mumbai from tomorrow. The two-day event will be inaugurated by the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu. The Summit is expected to build new partnerships and explore investment opportunities through high level exchanges and B2B meetings.
This edition of the Summit, on 12th and 13th January 2019, will showcase India in the present landscape of an emerging “New India”, the “New Global Economic Address”. The Summit is being organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, State Government of Maharashtra and Confederation of Indian Industry.
The Summit will see New India in active engagement and collaboration within the country and with the world. Discussions will be held among key stake holders - policy makers, institutions, business, media and academia. The themes of the sessions in the two days of the Summit will cover topics like:
- Partnering with New India
- Reforms and De-regulation – Strategies to Boost Investment
- The Infra Expanse – A Super Imperative for Growth
- The Inclusion Dynamics – A Digital Wireframe for all
The Summit also see the discussions on the critical sectoral series:
- Innovations
- India 4.0: AI, Big Data
- Agri and Food Processing
- Heath Care
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Defence and Aeronautics
- Renewable Energy
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu will preside over as Chair of the Summit and will deliver the keynote address on the opening day of the Summit.
A Special address will be delivered by Minister of Trade of South Korea, Kim Hyun Chong and Minister of Economy of UAE, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori. Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization, Francis Gurry, will also address the inaugural session.
On the side-lines of the Summit, Suresh Prabhu will hold bilateral meetings with Trade Minister of South Korea, Minister of Economy of UAE, Mr. Stepan Kubiv, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Secretary of State for Commerce, Cambodia, Minister of Industry, Commerce & Supplies, Nepal, Minister of State for Economic Development of the Maldives and Mr. Crispin Simon, The British Deputy High Commission in India. The Indian Commerce Minister will also meet representatives from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister's Office
PM reminds citizens for 9th International Day of Yoga on 21st June
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has reminded citizens for the 9th International Day of Yoga on 21st June. Shri Modi has said that let us gear up and celebrate this ancient practice that enhances our mental and physical well-being.
In response to a tweet by the Ministry of Ayush, the Prime Minister said;
"Just three weeks left for International Yoga Day!
Let us gear up and celebrate this ancient practice that enhances our mental and physical well-being. Let us create a healthier and happier society."
Ministry of Coal
July Coal Production Goes up by 14.11% to 68.75 Million Tonne
Cumulative Coal Production upto July comes to 292.12 Million Tonne for FY 2023-24
July Coal Dispatch touches 74.33 Million Tonne
The Ministry of Coal has achieved a substantial surge in overall coal production during the month of July 23, reaching 68.75 Million Tonne  , surpassing the figures of 60.25 MT of the month July 22, representing an increase of 14.11%. The production of Coal India Limited  has increased to 53.63 MT in the month of July 23 as compared to 47.29 MT in July 22 with the growth of 13.41%. The cumulative coal production  has seen quantum jump of 292.12 MT  in FY 23-24 as compared to 265.94 MT during the same period in FY 22-23 with a growth of 9.84%.
Additionally, Coal dispatch witnessed a significant boost in July '23, reaching an impressive 74.33 MT , showcasing notable progress compared to the 67.46 MT recorded in July 22, with a growth rate of 10.19%. At the same time, Captive/others Coal dispatch demonstrated outstanding performance, reaching 11.48 MT in July '23, compared to 9.74 MT in July 22, representing a growth of 17.83%. The cumulative coal dispatch  has seen significant jump of 314.30 MT in FY 23-24 as compared to 291.59 MT during the same period in FY 22-23 with a growth of 7.79%.
This highlights the efficiency of the coal supply chain in ensuring smooth distribution of coal across the country. Ministry of Coal is committed to ensure consistent coal production and dispatch during monsoon season and has implemented a range of strategies to safeguard mining operations and enhance operational efficiency.
The Coal sector has seen unprecedented upswing as coal production, dispatch, and stock position reaching remarkable heights. The relentless dedication of Coal PSUs has been instrumental in driving extraordinary growth. The Ministry of coal remains committed to collaborated efforts, technological advancement and sustainable practices to ensure a reliable and resilient energy sector.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Funding for Agricultural Schemes
The criteria for allocation of funds to various States under different agriculture related schemes implemented by the Government of India, including Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and National Food Security Mission, are given below. Government does not propose to formulate new parameters or amend the existing criteria for allocation of funds under most of these schemes as of now.
The Government receives proposals from State Governments for additional allocation under some schemes from time to time. These are sanctioned based on the availability of funds, physical performance of the States during the previous years, status of past utilization of funds, unspent funds if any available with the States.
Allocation criteria of various agriculture schemes of Government of India is given under:
1. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana  revamped as RKVY-RAFTAAR in November 2017.
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Sl No.
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Criteria/Parameters
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Weightage
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1
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Percentage share of net un-irrigated area in a State to the net un-irrigated area of all States.
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15%
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2
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Percentage of small and marginal farmers in the state compared to total number of small and marginal farmers in the country.
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20%
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3
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Moving averages of the increase in plan expenditure in agriculture & allied sectors including animal husbandry, fisheries etc. in the previous 3 year period.
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30%
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4
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Average Gross State Value Added  in agriculture and allied sectors in the last 3 years.
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20%
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5
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Percentage of youth population in the state compared to total youth in the country
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5%
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6
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Inverse of Yield gap between state average yield and potential yields as indicated in the frontline demonstration data.
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10%
2. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization 
a) 50% weightage to the proportion of states cultivable area to total cultivable area of the country; and
b) 50% weightage to the proportion of state area under small and marginal holdings to total area under small and marginal farmers in the country.
3. National Food Security Mission 
The allotment of budget under NFSM towards State Governments is based on Budget Estimate of the NFSM, the attributes like area coverage under crops, production, resource use efficiency of the State / Agency during preceding years.
The allocation criteria for most of the agriculture schemes are based on previous year’s allocation of funds, physical performance during previous years, status of utilization of funds, unspent funds if any available with states and the demands received from states.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
J&K Lt Governor Shri Girish Chandra Murmu inaugurates
72-metre all weather bridge in Rajouri
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Shri Girish Chandra Murmu dedicated the 72-metre-long Multi Cell Box Type Load Class 70 bridge to the Nation in Rajouri today. The bridge spans over Draj nallah and connected Draj Area to Tehsil Kotranka area under District Rajouri. Lt Governor praised Border Roads Organisation  for their dedication and nation building through infrastructure development and war preparedness through construction of roads, bridge and tunnels.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Murmu said the Draj bridge is an important bridge for military as well as for socio-economic development of the Rajouri District as a whole. This bridge will facilitate all weather and speedy movement of Army troops as well as locals. On the occasion, the chief guest congratulated 110 RCC, 31TF, Project Sampark and complete BRO team for the execution of the work with utmost professionalism which will strengthen the road network in the area.
Chief Engineer of Project Sampark Brig Y K Ahuja said the upgradation of the existing causeway with National Highway specifications was essential as it is on important line of communication. Now the Draj bridge will provide all weather movements without any restriction on plying of heavy traffic as it is designed for load class 70. He also appreciated the support extended by the local residents and civil administration in overcoming various challenges faced by the BRO during the construction of the bridge.
The BRO is playing an important role in the field of surface transport by connecting far flung inaccessible remote areas along borders. Contribution of BRO in Nation building is being appreciated by all.
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding of 16 CORPS Lt Gen Harsha Gupta and Divisional Commissioner Jammu were also present during the occasion.
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Ministry of Coal
Coordinated Efforts in Place to Ensure Coal Supply
32.97 Million Ton Coal Stock with Thermal Power Plants as on 29.01.2023
The Government approved the fading away of the existing Letter of Assurance  - Fuel Supply Agreement  regime and introduced Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala  Transparently in India  in 2017, amended in 2019. SHAKTI Policy is a transparent way of allocating coal to the power plants including stressed power plants.
Supply of coal to the power plants is a continuous process. To address the issues of coal supplies to Power Sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising of representatives from Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways, Central Electricity Authority , Coal India Limited  and Singareni Collieries Company Limited  meet regularly to take various operational decisions to enhance supply of coal to thermal power plants as well as for meeting any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including to alleviate critical coal stock position in power plants.
In addition to this, an Inter-Ministerial Committee  has been constituted comprising of Chairman, Railway Board; Secretary, Ministry of Coal; Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Secretary, Ministry of Power; to monitor augmentation of coal supply and power generation capacity. Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Chairperson, CEA are co-opted as Special Invitees as and when required by the IMC. Coal dispatch from the captive coal blocks is also being monitored regularly. As per the CEA report, the coal stock as on 29.01.2023 at the thermal power plants in the country is 32.97 Million Ton .
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi today in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Agitation against change in UPSC Exam
Several representations have been received from the Civil Services aspirants demanding additional attempts in Civil Services Examination  due to change in the pattern from CSE-2011.
The Government has already acted upon this matter by taking a policy decision for providing an additional attempt in CSE 2015 to those candidates who appeared in CSE 2011. Also, General Studies  of Preliminary Examination was made qualifying with effect from CSE-2015. Further the Government has already decided to allow two additional attempts to all category of candidates with effect from CSE 2014, with consequential relaxation of maximum age.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Government takes measures to keep a check on unusual increase in C-Section surgeries reported in recent years
The Government has taken several steps to ensure that the unwarranted increase in C-Section surgeries can be kept in check.
The Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, had expressed concern to the Union Health Minister in February 2017 about the unusual increase in recent years in C-Section surgeries reported from different States. Smt. Gandhi had pointed out that while the recommendation of WHO suggests that deliveries through C-Section should normally be in the range of 10-15% of the total deliveries, some States are reporting extremely high percentages. Tamil Nadu reported this to be 34% and Telangana 54%. She had further stated that it is worrisome that the percentage was even higher for the private nursing homes across the States.
In response to the letter of WCD Minister, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda has stated that the concerns expressed are well founded and the Health Ministry is taking a series of measures to control this increasing trend. As a first step, all the private hospitals empanelled under CGHS have been directed by the Health Ministry to prominently display the data of deliveries through C-Section vis-à-vis normal deliveries in the hospital, at the reception area. A report titled “Deciphering the Determination and Impacts of Rising Rate of C-Sections and offering Potential Solutions” has been disseminated to all State Governments and UT Administrations to effectively get them to provide C-Sections only to those women who actually require it. Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India  has also been sounded off about the harmful effects of unwarranted C-Sections. In addition, the States have been directed to conduct periodical prescription audit of the health facilities specifically on this issue.
Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development has thanked the Health Ministry for taking up this issue and issuing necessary directions to all concerned. She also expressed hope that these measures would help in bringing out the rate of C-Section deliveries back to the realistic levels.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 218.83Cr
Over 4.10Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at33,318
2,468 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.74%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 1.32%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 218.83Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 4.10 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10415235
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2nd Dose
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10119195
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Precaution Dose
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7034634
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18436874
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2nd Dose
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17717005
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Precaution Dose
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13671742
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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41049004
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2nd Dose
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31847599
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61952007
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2nd Dose
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53106590
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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561305792
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2nd Dose
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515890436
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Precaution Dose
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96991119
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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204035090
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2nd Dose
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196989530
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Precaution Dose
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49310113
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127672588
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2nd Dose
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123158334
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Precaution Dose
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47637929
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Precaution Dose
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21,46,45,537
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Total
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2,18,83,40,816
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at33,318. Active cases now constitute 0.07% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74%.3,731 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,40,39,883.
2,468 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 1,87,511 COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 89.61Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.32% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.32%.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
NeGD organises its 34th CISO Deep Dive Training Programme under MeitY’s initiative Cyber Surakshit Bharat
Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT  was conceptualised with the mission to spread awareness about cyber-crime and build capacities of Chief Information Security Officers  and frontline IT officials, across all government departments, for ensuring adequate safety measures to combat the growing menace - Organizations need to defend their digital infrastructures and become future-ready in tackling cyber-attacks.
National e-Governance Division , under its Capacity Building scheme, organised the 34th CISO Deep-Dive training programme from January 20-24, 2023 with 44 participants from Central Line Ministries and States/UTs at the Netaji Subhas Administrative Training Institute, Kolkata. The 5-day intensive training programme is designed for designated CISOs from Central and State/UT Governments, subordinate agencies/PSUs, including public sector banks and insurance companies, technical wings of police and security forces, CTOs and members of technical/PMU teams; also, officers responsible to observe security of IT systems in their respective organisations.
The deep-dive training specifically aims at educating and enabling CISOs to understand cyber-attacks comprehensively and thoroughly, get necessary exposure in latest technologies of safeguard, and translate the benefits of a resilient e-infrastructure to individual organizations and citizens at large. The training also focuses on providing a holistic view of legal provisions, enabling CISOs to formulate policies in the domain of cyber security and build concrete cyber crisis management plans.
The programme was inaugurated by eminent dignitaries - Shri Satya Narayan Meena, COO & Director Finance & Capacity Building, NeGD, MeitY and Shri BG Gupta, Course Director, NISG, who graced the occasion.
The training programme will bring together an array of subject matter experts from the industry, the academia and the government to speak on key domain issues of cyber security, such as, Governance Risk and Compliance, , Landscape of Cyber Security Products in India, End Point & Digital Workplace Security, Network Security, Application and Data Security, CCMP & Incident Response, Mobile Security, Cryptography, Cyber Security Testing and Audit, Cyber Security related Provisions of IT Act and ISMS Standards including ISO 27001, Security Logging and Operation & Monitoring of Security Operation Centre.
Launched in 2018, the CISO training is the first-of-its-kind of partnership between the Government and industry consortium under Public Private Partnership  model. Since June 2018 until February 2023, NeGD has efficaciously conducted 34 batches of CISO deep-dive training programmes for over 1375 CISOs and frontline IT officials.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 379
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 165.60 crore
More than 53 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 165.60 Crore  today. More than 53 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10394947
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2nd Dose
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9858662
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Precaution Dose
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3273138
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18395081
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2nd Dose
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17215720
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Precaution Dose
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3665776
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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45548237
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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539651188
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2nd Dose
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401958479
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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200032254
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2nd Dose
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170461827
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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124695018
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2nd Dose
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106255138
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Precaution Dose
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4680061
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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938716725
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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705749826
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Precaution Dose
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11618975
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Total
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1656085526
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 29th January, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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407
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2nd Dose
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6858
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Precaution Dose
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90441
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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823
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2nd Dose
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12773
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Precaution Dose
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165339
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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518555
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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832214
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2nd Dose
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2121796
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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153336
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|
2nd Dose
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640959
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|
Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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108771
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2nd Dose
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381901
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Precaution Dose
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313637
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1614106
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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3164287
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Precaution Dose
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569417
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Total
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5347810
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.